What is Ramana Kankanala's specialty?

Ramana Kankanala (NPI 1679756381) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Springfield, MO.

Where does Ramana Kankanala practice?

Ramana Kankanala practices in Springfield, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679756381.

How much does Medicare pay Ramana Kankanala?

Ramana Kankanala (NPI 1679756381) received approximately $8K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 66 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679756381

Ramana KankanalaM.D.

PRACTICELESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERSSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeSpringfield, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$5K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,486 Family Practice providers in MO — bottom quintile (cohort median 536).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

650

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$29K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

26.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl80 claims

Buprenorphine Hcl79 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen49 claims

Gabapentin40 claims

Amlodipine Besylate37 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$16

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$16

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$16

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ramana Kankanala's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERS	253	2,459
LYONS, DANIEL	26	129
HAWKINS, CALVIN	25	83
Kristin Torgerson Nurse Practitioner · Springfield, MO	24	93
Martin Anbari Interventional Radiology · Springfield, MO	24	97
LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERS	24	179
Eric Nelson Diagnostic Radiology · Springfield, MO	23	95
Mark Anderson Interventional Cardiology · Springfield, MO	22	106
Glenn Geron Family Practice · Springfield, MO	21	146
Eddie Paulk Internal Medicine · Maryville, IL	21	113
Kelley Jenkins Nurse Practitioner · Springfield, MO	17	65
Anthony Divito Diagnostic Radiology · Springfield, MO	17	69

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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